Year 6
Welcome to Year 6!
The staff in Year 6 are Mrs Andrew, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Iusan, Mrs Pickering and Mr Bell.
Mr Bell teaches in our class one afternoon per week.
This term, our P.E. days are Wednesday and Thursday.
Please ensure that your child comes to school in their school uniform on these days and has their P.E. kit in school.
For this term, we will be swimming on a Thursday afternoon. However, only some of the children will be swimming. Those not swimming, will stay in school for a P.E lesson with Premier Sports. You would have been informed which group your child is in.
Homework will be given out on a Friday and will need to be returned by the following Wednesday. It will comprise of a piece of SPaG and a maths task. Weekly spellings are also given out to practise for a Friday test. Children are also given a list of practical learning that surrounds their theme that they can choose from weekly to complete.
Please can we ask that children are reading daily and completing their reading record. We cannot stress how important reading is and how essential it is for their future successes. Children will have two books to read. Pupils will have an Accelerated Reader book which is at their current reading level. As well as this, every child will have a Reading for Pleasure book. This is a book chosen by the child to read for fun. If child needs some support reading this book, read it together for enjoyment.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitant to speak to us before or after school.
You can also contact us at year6@charles-baines.lincs.sch.uk
English
Our Spring Term focuses will be:
Magical setting descriptions
Narrative
Non-chronological reports
Maths
Our Spring Term focuses will be:
Position and Direction
Ratio
Algebra
Decimals
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Area, Perimeter and Volume
Statistics
Geography
Our Spring Term Geography theme is Frozen Kingdoms.
This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them.
Science
Our Spring Term Science theme is the Electrical Circuits and Components.
This project teaches children about electrical circuits, their components and how they function. They recognise how the voltage of cells affects the output of a circuit and record circuits using standard symbols. It also teaches children about programmable devices, sensors and monitoring. They combine their learning to design and make programmable home devices.
Art & Design
Our Spring Term Art & Design is Inuit.
This project teaches children about the Inuit way of life, including some of their cultural and artistic traditions.
Design & Technology
Our Spring Term Design & Technology theme is Engineer.
This project teaches children about remarkable engineers and significant bridges, learning to identify features, such as beams, arches and trusses. They complete a bridge-building engineering challenge to create a bridge prototype.
Music
For our Spring Term's Music projects, we will be looking at Classroom Jazz and You've Got A Friend.
Our weekly singing assemblies will also be continuing.
